While most Seahawks trudged toward the visiting locker room at AT&T Stadium, Doug Baldwin maneuvered through the crowd in search of a friend. Near midfield he found linebacker Bobby Wagner, his teammate since 2012. They shared a hug and expressed gratitude for one another, both understanding the uncertainty that awaited them.

Both Baldwin and Wagner have watched their brothers from Seattle’s Super Bowl teams slowly fade from the roster, and by the time the 2019 season starts, there’s a possibility quarterback Russell Wilson will be their only other championship teammate remaining.

“You got to appreciate the people you playing with because you never know when it’s done,” Wagner said after Seattle’s 24-22 season-ending playoff loss to Dallas on Saturday night. “You see what happened last year. You thought you was going to play with Sherm (Richard Sherman), Kam (Chancellor), all those dudes, and it didn’t work out that...